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Great comment / quote. FWIW, I don't identify as Christian, but was raised as such by devout parents. The Bruggemann citation reminds me of a book "The Jesus I
by chrisweekly 4y ago
Great comment / quote.
FWIW, I don't identify as Christian, but was raised as such by devout parents. The Bruggemann citation reminds me of a book "The Jesus I Never Knew" which, despite the cringe-inducing title, is worthwhile, as a non-religious look at the life of the historical person Jesus of Nazareth. If Christianity had developed differently, in an alternate reality where its adherents modelled their behavior on that person's teachings, what a different world it'd be.
A blogger named Andrew Sullivan coined a term "Christianist" to avoid conflating followers of Jesus' teachings with the nationalistic right-wing political movement that's highjacked the GOP. I hope the term catches on.
- hprotagonist 4y agoBruggemann, Crossan, Stringfellow, and a few others trace a through-line of really very subversive dissent, back to the beginning, and make for really fascinating reading.
- morelisp 4y agoThat would be Andrew Sullivan the eugenicist and warmonger?
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoEven a clock running backwards at double speed is right four times a day!
- hn_throwaway_99 4y ago> the nationalistic right-wing political movement that's highjacked the GOP "hijacked" to me would imply that a significant majority of GOP members are not willing and enthusiastic participants in the political shifts that have taken place, which is clearly false.